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Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store
If you really want those amps and the store has opening hours, bring cash ! It has never failed me, if you take out a big enough stack you will get your demo for free, and if you tell the owner of the store you don’t need a recipe for the full amo... 
Speakers hung from ceiling on aircraft cable.
I had a Mini Utopia speaker suspended from 4 piano wires behind a perforated drop screen in a multi purpose home theater for 5 years.Worked fine crossed over at 50 HZ. 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
Some people’s self irony are others overt attack ! 
Again the topic of weight of amps
For years i used a Krell FPB 700cx as my main amp (180 lbs), moved it from the US to Europe, and took it for day long drives  on 3 occasions for repairs, swore i wold never go that heavy again. Now my main amp is a MBL 9011 (223 lbs) hoping to add... 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
And Techdas and Micro Seiki before that are unable to buildDD tables ?  You make me laugh! Even VPI builds DD tables, when they want to. All design can yield excellent results when implemented correctly. You seem to be focused primarily onwhat you... 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
And a few very knowledgeable audiophiles that own several of the topTT’s including EMT 950, prefer their heavy belt drive TT’s. Are they being fooled by advertising after owning and keeping these different tables, letting theirdaily preferences ru... 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
The funny thing is a lot of the cost no object high end TT’sare heavy platter belt drives. Yes in the low and mid-fi, good dealfor the money TT’s the direct drives are strongly represented.But who talked about such trivial limitations? 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
The Phoenix gear is back ! Now made and sold by SOTA.https://sotaturntables.com/product-category/eclipse-series/ 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
The extra 50 lb stainless steel platter was  added on top of the original lead platter with no pressure on the air bearing.With crossed fingers the compressor was started, and the bearing did it’s job without complaining. I give the platter a star... 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
I would not call it treble problems, the treble is just cleaner without correction. The heavy platter in combination with very low friction imparts a stability on its own, very little correction is needed.I still use the Road Runner for calibratio... 
Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?
I owned a Nakamichi TT for years, direct drive made as good as the Japanese could make them back then. Tried several arms, including a Forsell linear air bearing arm, it never sounded really good.  I gave up on analog for many years and embraced t... 
What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price?
Martin Logan Statement E2 for home theater (i used to own a pair)MBL X-treme curious  how much better than my 101E’s withStatement E2 sub towers they are.Big Cessaros with SET amps, always wondered about horns and SET. 
What equipment have you bought this year so far ?
Io eclipse phono stage with 2 power supply’s. 2 dedicated power lines with power strip and 4 new powercords. Leather turntable mat, custom made stainless steelarm outrigger for second TT arm.Its going to be a good year for vinyl ! 
The floor between and behind the speakers is too often neglected
A lot of very good rooms have exposed wood floor in the first third of the room, behind the speakers.When i inquired my speaker manufacturer about building the perfect room, that is what they recommended.  
replacement belt for a Maplenoll Ariadne
Stay away from LP gear, they don't have the belts they list, will send you a random belt ! Good luck getting your money back.